Randomized Evaluation of Surgery in Elderly with Traumatic Acute SubDural Hematoma (RESET-ASDH trial): study protocol for a pragmatic randomized controlled trial with multicenter parallel group design

Ranjit D Singh, Jeroen T J M van Dijck, Thomas A van Essen, Hester F Lingsma, Suzanne S Polinder, Erwin J O Kompanje, Erik W van Zwet, Ewout W Steyerberg, Godard C W de Ruiter, Bart Depreitere, Wilco C Peul, Ranjit D Singh, Jeroen T J M van Dijck, Thomas A van Essen, Hester F Lingsma, Suzanne S Polinder, Erwin J O Kompanje, Erik W van Zwet, Ewout W Steyerberg, Godard C W de Ruiter, Bart Depreitere, Wilco C Peul

Abstract

Background: The rapidly increasing number of elderly (≥ 65 years old) with TBI is accompanied by substantial medical and economic consequences. An ASDH is the most common injury in elderly with TBI and the surgical versus conservative treatment of this patient group remains an important clinical dilemma. Current BTF guidelines are not based on high-quality evidence and compliance is low, allowing for large international treatment variation. The RESET-ASDH trial is an international multicenter RCT on the (cost-)effectiveness of early neurosurgical hematoma evacuation versus initial conservative treatment in elderly with a t-ASDH METHODS: In total, 300 patients will be recruited from 17 Belgian and Dutch trauma centers. Patients ≥ 65 years with at first presentation a GCS ≥ 9 and a t-ASDH > 10 mm or a t-ASDH < 10 mm and a midline shift > 5 mm, or a GCS < 9 with a traumatic ASDH < 10 mm and a midline shift < 5 mm without extracranial explanation for the comatose state, for whom clinical equipoise exists will be randomized to early surgical hematoma evacuation or initial conservative management with the possibility of delayed secondary surgery. When possible, patients or their legal representatives will be asked for consent before inclusion. When obtaining patient or proxy consent is impossible within the therapeutic time window, patients are enrolled using the deferred consent procedure. Medical-ethical approval was obtained in the Netherlands and Belgium. The choice of neurosurgical techniques will be left to the discretion of the neurosurgeon. Patients will be analyzed according to an intention-to-treat design. The primary endpoint will be functional outcome on the GOS-E after 1 year. Patient recruitment starts in 2022 with the exact timing depending on the current COVID-19 crisis and is expected to end in 2024.

Discussion: The study results will be implemented after publication and presented on international conferences. Depending on the trial results, the current Brain Trauma Foundation guidelines will either be substantiated by high-quality evidence or will have to be altered.

Trial registration: Nederlands Trial Register (NTR), Trial NL9012 .

Clinicaltrials: gov, Trial NCT04648436 .

Keywords: Acute subdural hematoma; Elderly; Neurosurgery; Neurotrauma; Pragmatic; Randomized controlled trial; Traumatic brain injury.

Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

© 2022. The Author(s).

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PRECIS-2 wheel for RESET-ASDH trial
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RESET-ASDH study population
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Consent algorithm RESET-ASDH trial
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RESET-ASDH study design flowchart

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